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| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | WTTW | Daily Chicagoan: CPD’s Backlog of Record High Internal Affairs Complaints | https://news.wttw.com/content/daily-chicagoan-cpd-s-backlog-record-high-internal-affairs-complaints | If you had work off yesterday, jump into the week with these stories from WTTW News. If you had to work yesterday, here’s your Tuesday newsletter. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino stands with federal immigration enforcement agents during a skirmish with protesters in Little Village neighborhood, Chicago Thursday, Oct. 23, … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago to host monthlong UNESCO International Jazz celebration featuring artists like Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves and Ernest Dawkins | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/01/20/chicago-unesco-international-jazz-celebration-lineup-venues | Chicago’s legendary jazz scene is preparing to shine on the world’s stage in April, when the city hosts the [ _UNESCO International Jazz Day 2026_ ][1] for the first time Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson joined other elected officials on Tuesday to announce the lineup, an announcement that … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago is not buying back its parking meters, but a change in ownership is likely | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-is-not-buying-back-its-parking-meters-but-a-change-in-ownership-is-likely/3878768/ | Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city is not, in fact, going to buy back the 36,000 parking meters it sold to a private company 18 years ago. However, a change in ownership could still be on its way after the meters were sold to a different bidder. "I want … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago picked to host International Jazz Day celebration | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-international-jazz-day-pick | ![Chicago picked to host International Jazz Day celebration][6] #### [ Chicago picked to host International Jazz Day celebration ][7] Chicago has had a long and influential role in the history of jazz music, but it's never been picked to host the world's largest celebration of jazz, until now. #### The … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Snow could impact Wednesday morning commute | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-snow-could-impact-wednesday-morning-commute | **CHICAGO** \- Another cold winter day in the books! Temperatures topped out in the upper teens near the Wisconsin state line to mid to upper twenties across our far southern counties. What to Expect: Accumulating snowfall will move in late this evening, lasting into the morning commute on Wednesday. A … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago surgeon charged in deaths of ex-wife, her husband jailed in Ohio: records | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-surgeon-charged-deaths-ex-wife-her-husband-jailed-ohio-records | #### The Brief * * A Chicago vascular surgeon, Michael David McKee, was booked into an Ohio jail Tuesday after being indicted on aggravated murder and aggravated burglary charges. * McKee, 39, is accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Dr. Spencer Tepe, at their home … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago designer turns grief into purpose, one stitch at a time | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-designer-turns-grief-purpose-one-stitch-time | ![Chicago designer turns grief into purpose, one stitch at a time][6] #### [ Chicago designer turns grief into purpose, one stitch at a time ][7] After losing multiple brothers and four sons, Chicago designer Tisa Johnson- Banks turned grief into purpose through sewing #### The Brief * * After losing … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Billie Jean King, Jason Collins among those honored by LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame in 2026 | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/billie-jean-king-jason-collins-among-those-honored-lgbtq-sports-hall-fame-2026 | ![Billie Jean King, Jason Collins among those honored by LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame in 2026][1] #### [ Billie Jean King, Jason Collins among those honored by LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame in 2026 ][2] The LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2026 class this week, adding 10 new … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Naperville City Council meets to consider controversial proposed data center | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/naperville-data-center-meeting | ![Naperville leaders to hold meeting on controversial data center ][1] #### [ Naperville leaders to hold meeting on controversial data center ][2] Naperville city leaders are bracing for what could be a long and emotional meeting. They're talking about a data center, one that residents have been fighting against for … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Despite frigid temps, crowd turns out in Federal Plaza to protest the Trump administration | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/chicago-protest-trump-federal-plaza/ | Kaitlin Cordes and a group of moms gathered in a Lincoln Park living room last spring to figure out ways to stand up for democracy under what she called “un- American” attacks from President Donald Trump. Although Trump has [ scoffed at allegations ][8] that he’s a dictator, Cordes worried … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here’s why that matters. | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/measles-elimination-status/ | It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/usha-vance-pregnant/ | WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting a son in late July, they announced in a social media post on Tuesday. The couple said they were excited to share the news of their fourth child, who will join their other three young … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Judge orders release of actor Timothy Busfield from jail pending child sex abuse case in New Mexico | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/timothy-busfield-detention-hearing/ | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A judge has ordered that actor Timothy Busfield be released from jail during a detention hearing on child sex abuse charges. The order Tuesday by state district court Judge David Murphy is linked to accusations that Busfield inappropriately touching a minor while working as a director on … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Netflix intensifies bid for Warner Bros making its $72 billion offer all cash | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/netflix-bid-warner-bros/ | Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in all cash — in an effort to win over the Hollywood giant’s shareholders for its $72 billion merger and potentially thwart a hostile bid from Skydance-owned Paramount. Back in December, Netflix struck a cash and stock … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Wall Street sinks as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/wall-street-trump-tariff-threats/ | NEW YORK — Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland. The losses were widespread, with nearly every sector losing ground. Major indexes in the U.S. extended … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | US forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/us-seized-venezuelan-tanker/ | WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil. U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Jury selected in trial of Chicago man accused of promoting gang bounty on Greg Bovino | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/jury-selected-trial-bounty-bovino/ | After a daylong process that took place partially out of public earshot, a jury was selected Tuesday in the trial of a Chicago man accused of passing along a gang bounty allegedly placed on the head of controversial Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. The jury of six men and six … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Republican hopeful Ted Dabrowski defends TV ad likening Gov. JB Pritzker to communist Poland, Ecuador turmoil | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/ted-dabrowski-defends-tv-ad-pritzker-communist/ | Republican governor candidate [ Ted Dabrowski ][1] on Tuesday defended a new TV ad in which he compares Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s actions to the Stalinist leadership of 1960s Poland and turmoil in Ecuador that led to a military coup. “In 1960, my parents immigrated to Chicago, Dad from communist … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago police officer accused of beating teen faces firing after having criminal case tossed | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/20/chicago-police-board-crime-arrest-jeffery-shafer-fire-dismiss | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][87] * [ Facebook ][88] * [ Bluesky ][89] * [ Email ][90] * [ Reddit ][91] * [ Flipboard ][92] After having his criminal case dropped ahead of trial, a Chicago police officer now faces dismissal for allegedly beating … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A year later, Bears' Ben Johnson has been 'everything that Chicago’s needed as a coach' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/01/20/bears-ben-johnson-year-later-everything-chicago-needed-head-coach-caleb-williams-culture-change-rome-odunze-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][68] * [ Facebook ][69] * [ Bluesky ][70] * [ Email ][71] * [ Reddit ][72] * [ Flipboard ][73] Ben Johnson agreed to become the next [ Bears ][74] head coach a year ago Tuesday. That seems like … |